According to court documents, Dannelly threatened a then-18-year-old student athlete with "bodily harm" and "caused her to fear for her safety" if she didn't agree to a sexual relationship with him.

The criminal complaint states that the student athlete had gotten into trouble with the law, and Dannelly said he would protect her if she had sex with him. He warned her that she would be "found floating down the Loup River if she told anyone," court documents said.

In a separate case, court documents state that Dannelly gave a then-20-year-old student athlete $300 to have sexual contact with him.

Court documents show that in his role as athletic director, Dannelly arranged work study jobs for student athletes needing money.

A detective said the 20-year-old student showed her text messages supporting the allegation, according to court documents.

According to the complaints, Dannelly denied the allegations in a voluntary interview.

Dannelly served as the athletic director for Midland University from August 2011 until he was dismissed in December 2012.

Arrest warrants for Dannelly were issued last week. He was arrested Tuesday.

Pandering and terroristic threats are Class IV felonies and solicitation of prostitution is a Class I misdemeanor.

Dannelly’s attorney, Clarence Mock, said his client denies the allegations and will enter a not guilty plea. Mock said he wants people to keep an open mind about the allegations until they are heard in court.

When asked why the girls would make such accusations, Mock said, "Mr. Dannelly is not a psychiatrist and does not understand the motives behind these accusations."

Dannelly posted 10 percent bail on a $25,000 bond on Wednesday.

Midland University released the following statement Wednesday: "When the university was made aware of the allegations, we investigated over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and met with the employee. He resigned on the spot, left campus, and we turned the information over to law enforcement."

NOW TO THE SEX SCANDAL AT A SMALL UNIVERSITY IN FREMONT. MIDLAND'S FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR-- IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO PROPOSITION TWO FEMALE STUDENTS. WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CASE AGAINST JASON DANNELLY-- WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS, INCLUDING PANDERING AND SOLICITING PROSTITUTION. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S RYAN LUBY JOINS US LIVE. ROB, THE FREMONT POLICE DETECTIVE HANDLING THE CASES SAYS IT'S A "CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY." SHE SAYS THE TWO WOMEN ARE THE ONLY ALLEGED VICTIMS SHE'S AWARE OF. TONIGHT, DANNELLY IS áNOT TALKING -- BUT HIS ATTORNEY, CLARENCE MOCK, SAYS DANNELLY IS áNOT GUILTY OF WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR. JASON DANNELLY WALKED THIS QUIET CAMPUS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR -- AS MIDLAND'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. BUT IN DECEMBER 2012-- --A FREMONT POLICE DETECTIVE SAYS TWO MIDLAND STUDENTS INDEPENDENTLY CAME FORWARD ABOUT HIM. IN THE FIRST CASE, A THEN-18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN .. IN NOVEMBER.. SAID DANNELLY "has threatened with bodily harm and caused her to fear of her safety if she did not agree to have a sexual relationship with him." THE DETECTIVE SAYS THE WOMAN "relied upon and looked up to Jason D. Dannelly." THE DETECTIVE ALSO SAYS THE WOMAN "got into some trouble with the law and risked suspension or dismissal for the girls basketball team. Dannelly led her to believe he could protect her from dismissal if she had sex with him. He warned her she would be found floating down the Loop River if she told anyone." IN THE SECOND CASE, A THEN-20-YEAR-OLD WOMAN .. ALSO A STUDENT ATHLETE.. ..SAYS DANNELLY GAVE HER 300-DOLLARS TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM. THE DETECTIVE ON THE CASE SAYS THAT "Dannelly arranged work study jobs for student athletes needing money." THE DETECTIVE ALSO SAYS THE WOMAN SHOWED HER "text messages from Jason D.Dannelly supporting her allegations." IN BOTH CASES, DANNELLY "denied the allegations in a voluntary interview."("We asked school administration here at Midland to address the cases on camera, but they declined. So, instead, they e- mailed us a statement.") IN PART, IT READS: "When the university was made aware of the allegations, we investigated over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and met with the employee. He resigned on the spot, left campus, and we turned the information over to law enforcement.") DANNELLY IS OUT OF JAIL TONIGHT -- HE POSTED 10- PERCENT OF A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND. HIS ATTORNEY SAYS DANNELLY WILL ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS ON ALL FOUR COUNTS. TWO COUNTS OF SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION. ONE COUNT OF TERRORISTIC THREATS. AND ONE COUNT OF PANDERING. ROB, MELISSA BACK TO YOU.

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